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Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 action/thriller movie, directed by John Carpenter. It is an homage to the 1959 film Rio Bravo by Howard Hawks. A remake was released in 2005, with Ethan Hawke in the title role. DVD case cover for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), deemed fair use This is a DVD cover. ... DVD case cover for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), deemed fair use This is a DVD cover. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Movie poster for Die Another Day, the 20th James Bond movie. ... The thriller is a genre of fiction in which tough, resourceful, but essentially ordinary heroes are pitted against villains determined to destroy them, their country, or the stability of the free world. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This article is about the director, for the composer see John Alden Carpenter. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rio Bravo (1959) is a western movie, directed by Howard Hawks. ... Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 - December 26, 1977) was one of the more critically acclaimed directors of the Classic Hollywood Era. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ethan Metzger (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and film director. ...

Plot

Set in Los Angeles, a large, well-armed gang besieges Precinct 13, an almost abandoned police station that is in the process of being closed down. The gang is seeking revenge on a man who killed several gang members after the random slaying of his daughter. The distraught man wanders into the precinct, making everyone in the building a target. The few officers in the building are forced to release the prisoners and join forces with them in order to survive, against superior numbers and weaponry. This article is about the largest city in California. ...

Tagline: L.A.'s deadliest street gang just declared war on the cops.

The "ice cream scene"

One of the more infamous scenes in the movie is where a little girl is shot by a thug after complaining about the flavor of her ice cream. The MPAA threatened to give an X-rating if the scene wasn't cut. Carpenter complied, but distributed the original version with the scene intact anyway. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... X-rated, X certificate, X classification or similar terms are labels for movies implying strong adult content, typically pornography or violence. ...

Main cast

• Austin Stoker — Ethan Bishop
• Darwin Joston — Napoleon Wilson

See also

• 1976 in film
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 movie)

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External links

• Assault on Precinct 13 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074156/) at the Internet Movie Database